Latest Jay Mariotti Stories

• The Tragedy of Roger Clemens: A Liar Always Whiffs
• By Jay Mariotti 8/20/2010 10:17 AM ET
• It was arrogance that doomed Roger Clemens, raw defiance feeding a blind and reckless narcissism. He thought he could reach back and throw one more heater, bullying an informant named Brian McNamee ... More »
• • 24 Comments
• Brett Favre Epic Won't End in Championship Glory
• By Jay Mariotti 8/18/2010 8:41 PM ET
• To call him a drama queen is to underplay the infuriating, suffocating absurdity of it all. In truth, Brett Favre is a freak show, a pampered, self-centered, 40-year-old child who at least is ... More »
• • 116 Comments
• Add Dustin Johnson's Dustup to Year of Officiating Hell
• By Jay Mariotti 8/16/2010 3:14 AM ET
• Oh, that was a bunker? Looked like a dusty back road to a Wisconsin dairy farm, actually. And when was the last time a player hitting from a "sand trap" was surrounded by dozens of fans lined up on ... More »
• • 36 Comments
• For Acts of Violence, MLB Much Too Soft
• By Jay Mariotti 8/14/2010 8:49 PM ET
• So Johnny Cueto channels his inner Bruce Lee, maniacally kicks opponents with his spikes during a melee, levels one of them with enough force to trigger mental black spots and other concussion-related ... More »
• • 22 Comments
• Isiah Horror Avoided, but James Dolan Still Lurks
• By Jay Mariotti 8/12/2010 1:57 PM ET
• It isn't David Stern's job, I suppose, to save James Dolan from himself. But it is the commissioner's duty to remove toxic waste from the otherwise plush landscape of the NBA. Fans of the New York ... More »
• • 6 Comments
• Pavin, Gray, Poor Play: Tiger Woods Should Go Away
• By Jay Mariotti 8/11/2010 10:51 AM ET
• If we can feel sorry for a man who threw away something close to a perfect life, just so he could sleep with bimbos, then this is the time. Eldrick Woods -- I no longer see anyone resembling Tiger -- ... More »
• • 19 Comments
• NCAA Cracking Down: It's About Time
• By Jay Mariotti 8/09/2010 12:30 AM ET
• LOS ANGELES -- How refreshing to discover that the enforcement arm of the NCAA, once about as aggressive as Paul Blart the mall cop, is launching investigations of potentially dirty programs at the ... More »
• • 18 Comments
• A-Rod's Milestone: All Prozac, No Pomp
• By Jay Mariotti 8/05/2010 8:13 PM ET
• How utterly fascinating that Barry Bonds, with little to do in life but reflect on his days as a warm and wonderful human being, found space on his website to congratulate Alex Rodriguez. "Stay ... More »
• • 9 Comments
• Hold Your Nose When Ozzie Tackles Serious Topics
• By Jay Mariotti 8/05/2010 2:10 AM ET
• CHICAGO -- Consider it society's good fortune that Ozzie Guillen, the Blizzard of Oz, commands no more intellectual respect than the Snooki girl from "Jersey Shore." Otherwise, I might worry that he's ... More »
• • 9 Comments
• America Can't Handle Another Favre Folly
• By Jay Mariotti 8/03/2010 11:38 PM ET
• Is cyanide an option? May I stick my head in the mouth of a Malayan pit viper? If You Know Who actually is retiring from You Know What -- and I dare say he is doing so definitively, at the risk of ... More »
• • 368 Comments
• Darrelle Revis or Albert Haynesworth: Who's the Bigger Dummy?
• By Jay Mariotti 8/02/2010 2:00 AM ET
• In an economic climate that isn't to be trusted, in an America that doesn't know if it's headed for a recovery or a depression, no one sheds sympathy for thick-skulled, well-compensated football ... More »
• • 30 Comments
• The Rich (Yawn) Just Get Richer: Yankees, Phillies Are Still the Best
• By Jay Mariotti 7/31/2010 7:34 PM ET
• What fun to envision a World Series involving Texas, where the franchise is in bankruptcy court and October is a rumor, and San Diego, where the payroll is $45 million and good seats always are ... More »
• • 4 Comments
• After All the Shame, Pitino Should Resign
• By Jay Mariotti 7/28/2010 10:53 PM ET
• For a moment there, you had to laugh out loud. Rick Pitino sat in a crowded courtroom Wednesday and testified that this Karen Cunagin Sypher woman whispered to him, unsnapped his pants in a booth at ... More »
• • 45 Comments
• T.O. and Ochocinco: Match Made in Hell
• By Jay Mariotti 7/28/2010 1:44 AM ET
• Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten come to mind. Ren and Stimpy, too. Otherwise, I can't think of a more nonsensical and dangerous convergence of megalomania than the pairing of Terrell Owens and Chad ... More »
• • 98 Comments
• Lane Kiffin Won't Last Long at Scrubbed-Up USC
• By Jay Mariotti 7/27/2010 12:43 AM ET
• LOS ANGELES -- The Bart Simpson analogy works. Or if you're older than 50, try Eddie Haskell, the smart ass from "Leave it to Beaver." As the most loathed person in football, Lane Kiffin is the sort ... More »
• • 29 Comments
• Lance Armstrong Rides Into the Darkness at the Tour de France
• By Jay Mariotti 7/25/2010 9:02 PM ET
• PARIS -- To the end, the bitter and cryptic end, there was fuss and controversy, a cause celebre. Maybe it wasn't the time and place for a tribute to cancer patients worldwide, but as a survivor ... More »
• • 152 Comments
• No Etiquette Breach for New King of Tour
• By Jay Mariotti 7/24/2010 4:04 PM ET
• PARIS -- One day, his billowing resume is being celebrated by the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. The next, he is taking pictures on the podium with Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise, who are using the ... More »
• • 13 Comments
• If World Cup Is Epic, Why Does It Have So Many Issues?
• By Jay Mariotti 7/23/2010 3:23 PM ET
• PARIS -- Here in the epicenter of soccer dysfunction, we have yet another ghastly headline involving those chaotic French footballers. Franck Ribery didn't manage a goal during the World Cup, but ... More »
• • 3 Comments
• Armstrong Would Be Biggest Fraud of All
• By Jay Mariotti 7/22/2010 1:10 AM ET
• PARIS -- In the ultimate drubbing of an embattled man, they are ridiculing him as a wimpy has-been, a ceremonial rider, a hapless greeter who shakes hands and kisses babies, just another spectator ... More »
• • 589 Comments
• St. Andrews: Chilling in Many Ways
• By Jay Mariotti 7/20/2010 9:50 AM ET
• ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- On the morning after the Open Championship, which is the only Open they acknowledge in the land of gorse and grouse, you almost can imagine the game of golf centuries ago, ... More »
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